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Pei, Y., Shi, X., LaLonde, A., Wang, H., Chen, L., & Snyder, G. J. (2011). Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics. Nature, 473(7345), 66–69.

Authors 6
  1. Yanzhong Pei (first)
  2. Xiaoya Shi (additional)
  3. Aaron LaLonde (additional)
  4. Heng Wang (additional)
  5. Lidong Chen (additional)
  6. G. Jeffrey Snyder (additional)
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@article{Pei_2011, title={Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics}, volume={473}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature09996}, DOI={10.1038/nature09996}, number={7345}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Pei, Yanzhong and Shi, Xiaoya and LaLonde, Aaron and Wang, Heng and Chen, Lidong and Snyder, G. Jeffrey}, year={2011}, month=may, pages={66–69} }